Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131314141415151515151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293265257257257277289371381468612838113314221422158813671349133013301174117412071273
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
SE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.98
1:13AM
2.88
1:27PM
2.85
1:46AM
2.77
2:00PM
2.70
2:21AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.18
7:25AM
0.31
7:45PM
0.29
8:00AM
0.47
8:20PM
0.44
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:51----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151717171515141316181919171614141719191816161616
Feels °C (?)151515151315141317171718161614141818171715161514
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